This article, the second in a two-article series on artificial intelligence in the workplace, focuses on knowledge work that today is performed by humans but that is likely in the future to be performed—at least in part—by robots. This includes functions such as software production, routine writing assignments, finance tracking functions, certain legal services, financial advisory services and some policing work. The article explores the implications for knowledge workers in the decades ahead.

This digital hub, created by The Economist intelligence Unit and brought to you by BMW Group to mark its 100th anniversary and its focus on the next 100 years, looks into the future to consider technological innovations that will be truly "game-changing". These include wireless power, 3D/4D printing technologies for personalised manufacturing, and machine learning. In articles, blogs, infographics and videos, the EIU looks at how these revolutionary technologies will fundamentally change the world we live in, affecting everything from mobility options, job prospects, and the length and the quality of life itself. Close